Victor Wembanyama would he have finished best scorer and rebounder, and incidentally best player, of Betclic by staying at Asvel? Probably not, because the interior preferred Boulogne-Levallois to be empowered. His playing time has thus evolved from 18 minutes to 32, under the orders of Vincent Collet. Others before him followed the same path. Example with Ivica Zubac who, before joining the NBA in 2016, had studied in the Croatian and Serbian championships.
“ This is something that I experienced personally. I had no game time at Cibona (note: where it started in 2014), that’s why I left for Mega, to play more and gain more experience. I saw this kind of situations very often, I also saw friends of mine who were very talented, but never had playing time when they moved up to senior level “, regrets the pivot of the Clippers, interviewed by Basketnews.
“If you don’t want to lose these young talents, you have to get them to play more”
By joining the Serbian championship, he had seen his playing time doubled, to around 22 minutes per game. The concern, according to him, is that the coaches do not empower young people enough.
” They should play the youngsters more often, it’s as simple as that. I know it’s difficult for the coaches because you’re there for one year, and the next year you can be fired. In Europe, it’s not like in the United States, you really need good results to keep your job. A lot of teams here in the NBA can live with one or two bad seasons, but if you have one in Europe, you lose your job most of the time. “Judges the Croatian.
The native of Bosnia and Herzegovina says he understands that ” for European coaches it is difficult to get young players to play because they have no experience and they make mistakes. But at the same time, if you don’t want to lose these young talents, you have to get them playing more. Otherwise, they will continue to leave, in NCAA or elsewhere. […] I know it is difficult to find a balance between these two aspects, having an ambitious team and giving playing time to young players. But I think a lot of young talent in Europe should get more playing time. »
